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The indoors to outdoors theory assumes an evolutionary development which has been pretty much discredited; see O. B. Haridson, Jr., CHristian Rite and Christian Drama, esp. his first chapter. Clifford Davidson Ray Lurie wrote: > You'd also want to add Karl Young's _Drama of the Medieval Church_ to the > list. > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Paul Nelsen wrote: > > > Dear Friends, > > > > A colleague of mine has posed a question that I am unable to sort out for > > her with any confidence. The specific query appears below but it asks for a > > date when "liturgical" type drama shifted from interiors of churches to > > outdoors. If you post your response to the list (I am interested and others > > may be), I will pass it along to her. Alternatively, you may reply directly > > to Prof. Clark. Meanwhile I am supplying her with copies of Chambers *The > > Medieval Stage*, Tydeman's *The Theatre in the Middle Ages*, and Hardin > > Craig's *English Religious Drama of the Middle Ages* -- all of which seem > > to provide a swamp of evidence on why it may be hard to pinpoint a date. > > Thanks for your consideration. > > > > Paul Nelsen > > Theatre and Drama > > Marlboro College > > > > > > Is there any documentation (chronicles, letters, etc.) to > > suggest, within a decade or two, when theatrical performances moved from > > a liturgical context within the church to public performances of > > somewhat longer plays on the exterior? I have a reference that mentions > > the twelfth century, but that is a long and complex century, and I would > > like to be more precise. Thank you, W. B. Clark (Art History, Marlboro > > College: [log in to unmask]). > > > > Ray Lurie > 136 Edwards St. > New Haven, CT 06511 > Tel.: (203) 789-6121 > Renaissance Studies Program > Yale University